Steven Knight (footballer)

Steven Knight (16 March 1961 – 24 February 2009) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Steven Knight
Personal information
Full name Steven Knight
Date of birth (1961-03-16)16 March 1961
Date of death 24 February 2009(2009-02-24) (aged 47)
Original team(s) Geelong College
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1981–83 Footscray 17 (17)
1984–1986 Port Adelaide 42 (67)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Following his stint in the VFL, Knight transferred to South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Port Adelaide where he played 42 games and kicked 67 goals from 1984 to 1986.

He died in February 2009 after a long illness.[2]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 485. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Hutchison, Craig (8 March 2009). "Bulldog's Loss". Herald Sun. p. S07 – via NewsBank: Access World News.


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